Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-08
THE EAST.

Two Plnkerton detectives were recently
searching for two men who stole package
containing s., 600 from an express car near
Boston.
MRS BELLE FREELY, an insane inmate Of
the county Jail at Clarion, Pa, was Gre
mated in her cell the other day. the result
OF fire she had kindled with paper torn
from the walls. The flames communicated
20 her clothing, and before assistance ar
rived her flesh was burned to a crisp.
The assignment OF Robert Hare Powell
& Co. and Robert Hare Powell, Sons & Co..
the great coal mining firms of No. 419 Wal
nut street, Philadelphia, had considerable
enect on the financial situation in that city
on the 30th.
PARTY of Holland naval officers attached
TO vessel now at New York paid their re-
spects to the President the other day.
The tenth annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Microscopical Society began in Pitts
burgh, Pa, on the 30th.
BOILER explosion in the shop of Kane
s. Ryan at Bradford, Pa, recently killed
James Kane, one of the proprietors.
FRANK {. MCNEILLY recently stole nearly
t3OO,OOO in bonds, cash, ETC., of the Saco and
Blddeford tMe.) Savings Institution. He
was trusted employee, and In consequence
was able to help himself when the bank
officers were absent. Most of the property
was non-negotiable. His whereabouts are
unknown.
SEVERAL cases of cerebro-spinal menin-
gifts IN horses have appeared in New York
City.
Z. A. CAMPBELL, an extensive coal dealer
at Chelsea, Mass. has suspended payment
The liza bilities will reach $3.50, 600, with as
sets of $3.50, 600. The failure was caused by
; the collapse in Philadelphia.
q. w. WILLIAMS, the extensive lumber
dealer and boat builder of Kittaning, Pa,
hn mt xy do i
TO Canada. His liabilities were 100000.
THE Pennsylvania Democrats met In con-
ventlon at Allentown the 3lst. The
platform was adopted without the threat
ened split taking place. Jesse Thompson
was nominated for the Supreme Court and
Bernard j. McGrann for State Treasurer
Two workmen were killed and two badly
injured by the fall of scaffolding at the new
Annunciation Church building, Williams
port, Pa, recently.
PROF. JOHN AVERY, late Professor of
Greek in Bowdoin College, died suddenly
on the 1st, at North Bridgeton, Me. Prof.
Avery had been connected with Bowdoin
College many years and was widely known
among the alumni of the college. Hewas a
recognized authority in ancient languages,
being master of fifteen.
THE New York Tribune says that the
cruiser Boston made satisfactory trial
trip on the 1st. In a run of six hours she
made fourteen and half knots. and her
engines showed an indicated horse power
of 4,264, whereas she was only supposed to
show 1850.
THREE boys, ranging from nine to four
teen years of.age, were drowned recently,
near Portsmouth, N. II. The Oldest boy
was the son of the late Leander p. John
son, United States navy. The other two
boys were named Mackey, and lived in
Boston.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
on the 1st took testimony in Rutland, VT,
In regard TO alleged determinations by the
National Dispatch Line and the Vermont
Central road.
THE crews of the Philadelphia & Read
ing shifting engines at Bridgeport, n. J..
struck recently against engineers from
Pottstown, holding that local men should
have beeu promoted.
TIE Canadian steamer Hastings has been
seized by the customs collector at Niagara
Falls, n. ", for carrying passengers be-
tween American ports without obeying the
law.
COFFEE went up twenty points at New
York on the 1st
THE statistics of immigration at Castle
Garden for the month of August show that
q, 265 immigrants were landed, as against
o, 266 in August, 1856. This IS an increase
of 1889 for the month. The total immigra-
ton this year to date is 267, 764, being an in
crease OF q, 937 over the same period of last
year. -
OLINro SPANNoCHIA, shipping and com
mission merchant of New York City, has
made an assignment His assets were es-
timated at $780, 900.
FRANK McNEILLY, who robbed the Saco
and Biddeford (Me.) Savings Bank of q
large amount, is considered Dy his friends
f8 be insane.